Experience homelessness up close and personal

We all hear about homelessness but how many of us truly understand it? This weekend’s Enlighten the Night event will give participants the opportunity to experience the plight of homelessness by spending an evening as a shelter guest at the Day by Day Warming Shelter with the exact same structure felt by the shelter’s homeless guests.

This eye-opening evening begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 (with participants required to be in by the 7 p.m. curfew) and concludes at 8 a.m. the following morning. Dinner and breakfast will be provided. Anyone participating should bring whatever items they feel would be necessary for 24 hours of survival in Oshkosh. Please note that all bags are subject to search. Just as the shelter has limited space, there is limited space for this opportunity. To register, email shelteroshkosh@gmail.com and reserve your spot today! This event is guaranteed to offer a fresh perspective on homelessness in our community.

About Day by Day Warming Shelter

As a community we have a social responsibility to care for each other by assuring that everyone has access to resources that help them meet their basic need for shelter. Day by Day Warming Shelter seeks to provide temporary emergency shelter for adult men and women who have no other sheltering options in Oshkosh, Wis. Though it is designed as a facility of last resort, all services and assistance are offered in the context of the furtherance of human dignity with the primary goal of harm reduction during the coldest weather months of the year. Day by Day also serves individuals with alcohol or drug problems or those who have a mental illness or other issues that would cause them to be turned away at other shelters.

Located at the Most Blessed Sacrament campus (formerly St. Peter’s Catholic School), 449 High Ave., Day by Day Warming Shelter has a capacity of 25 people, is open from 6pm to 8am, seven days a week, from mid-October thru mid-April, and provides guests with a warm evening meal, a place to sleep overnight, and a breakfast for those in our community who need such services. Learn how you can help by contacting Day by Day either through email at shelteroshkosh@gmail.com or by calling (920) 203-4865. More information and donations can also be made online at www.warmingshelter.com. And be sure to “like” Day by Day Warming Shelter on Facebook.

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